Hey, Nothing says you cant try to buy with 3 tokens, Its just that I wouldnt unless I knew I could get that player for 3 tokens. It is luck, timing, and player choice that determines how much you will pay token-wise. In my experience, it is just safer to have at least 8 tokens for any bidding as that gives you some extra just in case there are some that want to go past 5 tokens, which seems to be the cutoff for many people. Some have a cutoff of 10 tokens, so just watch out for them.